A systematic benchmark method for analysis and comparison of IMRT treatment planning algorithms

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 235-242

  Mayo, Charles S ^a   Urie, Marcia M ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Comparison of IMRT systems; Dose homogeneity index (DHI); IMRT benchmark; IMRT phantoms

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DOSIMETRY; GEOMETRY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; SIMULATION; TARGET ORGAN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0348109482     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2003.05.002     Document Type: Article

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